Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Cameroon
0.004 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.0039 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
39th
Ethiopia rank
40th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.004 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 39th and Ethiopia ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.0051 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0043 hectares per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre | 0.003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Cameroon, at 0.004 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 39th and Ethiopia ranks 40th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.